单词 | sultry |
释义 | sultry —sultrily, adv. —sultriness, n. /sul"tree/, adj., sultrier, sultriest. 1. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day. 2. oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun. 3. characterized by or associated with sweltering heat: sultry work in the fields. 4. characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes. [1585-95; sult(e)r (var. of SWELTER) + -Y1] Syn. 1. oppressive, stifling, humid. |
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